Name That Artist! - Page 2

Linaewen · 10-09-2005, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The last sane person

Oath of the Horatii
...I forgot how it ended though....

Here you go, from Wikipedia

In Roman mythology, the Horatii were a set of male triplets from Rome. During a war between Rome and Alba Longa during the reign of Tullus Hostilius (approx. 672-642 B.C.), it was agreed that settlement of the war would depend on the outcome of a battle between the Horatii and the Curiatii. The Curiatii were a set of male triplets who were from Alba Longa and of the same age as the Horatii.

In the battle, the three Curiatii were wounded, but two of the Horatii were killed. The last of the Horatii turned to flee. The Curiatii chased him, but because they were wounded became spread out from one another, which allowed the Horatius to slay them one by one.

When the victorious Horatius returned carrying the spoils of victory, his sister cried out in grief because she realized the Curiatius she had been engaged to was dead. The Horatius killed his sister, proclaiming, "So perish any Roman woman who mourns the enemy." For the murder, he was condemned to death but was saved when he appealed to the people.

The legend might have been used as the reason why the condemned in Rome were allowed to appeal to the populace.

Lotesse · 10-09-2005, 01:12 PM

Shah, you're damn good at this! And, Lilaenwen, thanx 4 the wikipedia reference!

O.K., here's a new one, then I have to get offline for a while. I have SUCH a busy next couple of days ahead of me, I won't be able to moot so much for a spell, but I'll leave you all with a new painting to muse upon:

The last sane person · 10-09-2005, 03:22 PM

Thank you Linaewen! I was wondering about that. But I'll let some one else get this one...

Hasty Ent · 10-12-2005, 07:55 PM

Magritte's Carte Blanche, I believe. Not a fan of his, I'm afraid, though I always found his The Treason of Images (This is Not a Pipe) highly amusing.

Lotesse · 10-12-2005, 08:14 PM

Yes, Hasty Ent! Would you care to post a pic for us to guess? I'm waiting to see if Shah wants to, as well.

Hasty Ent · 10-12-2005, 11:40 PM

sure, why not? how about a sculpture?

The last sane person · 10-13-2005, 01:51 PM

Gah! I remember that thing! Its like, "Birds in flight In Space" Or something strange like that. The dude who imported it was charged with a fine, because people thought it was "a medical instrument" of some kind. (when importing art, its free, because they want to spread it around, but anything else is with a tax, depending on what it is)...

Personally, I dont find anything inspiring about it....*searches for a good picture*

Hasty Ent · 10-13-2005, 01:56 PM

title's close enough (Bird in Space) and the sculptor's name is Brancusi

more info: http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/...k_md_22_5.html

not inspiring? it's one of my favorites... :mope:

The last sane person · 10-13-2005, 02:01 PM

Well, yeah, i'm more into the classical stuff, but I certainly dont mind it...Yeah, Um...*tries not to be an ass*

This is a very easy one, but I went to see it...Pretty cool, adn it has played a part in many other classical images...

Hasty Ent · 10-13-2005, 02:06 PM

Hellenistic fan? eh? I'll let someone else get this one....

My own tastes are pretty broad, but there are a few periods I loathe... I may respect the work produced then, and understand its significance within the canon, but that doesn't mean I like it.

btw... don't loathe Hellenistic sculpture at all... quite like it, in fact

The last sane person · 10-13-2005, 02:10 PM

Well, I'm not loathing anything modern, its just i havent studied it THAT much. Yeah, I like hellenistic era muchly...some great stuffs...But anyways, you know what that sculpture is?

Hasty Ent · 10-13-2005, 02:27 PM

I've known that sculpture for over 20 years, ever since I saw it in an art history class. :P

I want to give someone else a chance to guess though. I work in the arts, so it's not really fair for me to be taking part in this game.

Curubethion · 10-14-2005, 12:12 AM

Dangit, I know what the story behind the sculpture is, but I have no idea who carved it or what it's called.

The last sane person · 10-14-2005, 01:12 PM

Well, if you know the story, the name will pop up. Think about it....

Beren3000 · 10-15-2005, 12:07 PM

I think the sculpture is called Laocoon and his children or Laocoon and the sea-serpent or something like that... (or was Laocoon the serpent's name?

) Anyway, I have no idea as to the sculptor

EDIT: Great thread btw.

Hasty Ent · 10-15-2005, 12:38 PM

Yes, Beren3000, you're correct -- Laocoön and His Sons was sculpted by Athanadoros, Hagesandros, and Polydoros of Rhodes in the early 1st century. It's your turn to post something.

some info on Laocoon here: http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm//...n/laocoon.html

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One of the major discoveries of the Italian Renaissance, this sculptural grouping was found in Rome in 1506 in the ruins of Titus' palace. It depicts an event in Vergil's Aeneid (Book 2). The Trojan priest Laocoön was strangled by sea snakes, sent by the gods who favored the Greeks, while he was sacrificing at the altar of Neptune. Because Laocoön had tried to warn the Trojan citizens of the danger of bringing in the wooden horse, he incurred the wrath of the gods.

and more here: http://perseus.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/c...out=&loc=2.5.5

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Pliny, N.H. 36.37-8

Furthermore, many have little fame, because despite the distinction of their work, the number of artists involved becomes a barrier to recognition, since no single man monopolizes the credit, nor can several of them be recognized on equal terms. Such is the case with the Laocoon in the palace of the emperor Titus, a work to be preferred to any other painting or sculpture. From one stone the eminent craftsmen Hagesander, Polydorus, and Athenodorus of Rhodes made him [Laocoon] and the extraordinary intertwining coils of the snakes, following a plan agreed in advance.

The last sane person · 10-16-2005, 10:33 PM

Woot! Thanks for posting it Beren adn hasty ent, I got sidetracked...Whatcha going to post Beren?

Beren3000 · 10-18-2005, 04:18 AM

I don't know if it's technically my turn to post since I didn't guess the sculptor.
However, here's my contribution just in case

sun-star · 10-18-2005, 09:26 AM

I know that one! It's the Death of Socrates, isn't it?

The last sane person · 10-18-2005, 02:20 PM

Got it right, do you know who its by though? Extra ten points and a cookie if you do...I've forgotten, but if I try, I think I can remember it...Blonde moments.

10-09-2005, 01:12 PM	#22
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Shah, you're damn good at this! And, Lilaenwen, thanx 4 the wikipedia reference! O.K., here's a new one, then I have to get offline for a while. I have SUCH a busy next couple of days ahead of me, I won't be able to moot so much for a spell, but I'll leave you all with a new painting to muse upon: __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

10-09-2005, 03:22 PM	#23
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Thank you Linaewen! I was wondering about that. But I'll let some one else get this one... __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-12-2005, 08:14 PM	#25
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Yes, Hasty Ent! Would you care to post a pic for us to guess? I'm waiting to see if Shah wants to, as well. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

10-13-2005, 01:51 PM	#27
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Gah! I remember that thing! Its like, "Birds in flight In Space" Or something strange like that. The dude who imported it was charged with a fine, because people thought it was "a medical instrument" of some kind. (when importing art, its free, because they want to spread it around, but anything else is with a tax, depending on what it is)... Personally, I dont find anything inspiring about it....searches for a good picture __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-13-2005, 02:01 PM	#29
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Well, yeah, i'm more into the classical stuff, but I certainly dont mind it...Yeah, Um...tries not to be an ass This is a very easy one, but I went to see it...Pretty cool, adn it has played a part in many other classical images... __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-12-2005, 07:55 PM	#24
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	Magritte's Carte Blanche, I believe. Not a fan of his, I'm afraid, though I always found his The Treason of Images (This is Not a Pipe) highly amusing.

10-12-2005, 11:40 PM	#26
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	sure, why not? how about a sculpture?

10-13-2005, 01:56 PM	#28
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	title's close enough (Bird in Space) and the sculptor's name is Brancusi more info: http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/...k_md_22_5.html not inspiring? it's one of my favorites... :mope:

10-13-2005, 02:06 PM	#30
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	Hellenistic fan? eh? I'll let someone else get this one.... My own tastes are pretty broad, but there are a few periods I loathe... I may respect the work produced then, and understand its significance within the canon, but that doesn't mean I like it. btw... don't loathe Hellenistic sculpture at all... quite like it, in fact

10-13-2005, 02:10 PM	#31
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Well, I'm not loathing anything modern, its just i havent studied it THAT much. Yeah, I like hellenistic era muchly...some great stuffs...But anyways, you know what that sculpture is? __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-13-2005, 02:27 PM	#32
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	I've known that sculpture for over 20 years, ever since I saw it in an art history class. :P I want to give someone else a chance to guess though. I work in the arts, so it's not really fair for me to be taking part in this game. Last edited by Hasty Ent : 10-13-2005 at 02:28 PM.

10-14-2005, 12:12 AM	#33
Curubethion Fenway Ranger, Lord of Red Sox Nation Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College! Posts: 1,976	Dangit, I know what the story behind the sculpture is, but I have no idea who carved it or what it's called. __________________ Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to me—when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen years—that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan)

10-14-2005, 01:12 PM	#34
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Well, if you know the story, the name will pop up. Think about it.... __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-15-2005, 12:07 PM	#35
Beren3000 Fëanorophobic Join Date: May 2004 Location: Between the pages of a book Posts: 1,417	I think the sculpture is called Laocoon and his children or Laocoon and the sea-serpent or something like that... (or was Laocoon the serpent's name? ) Anyway, I have no idea as to the sculptor EDIT: Great thread btw. Last edited by Beren3000 : 10-15-2005 at 12:08 PM.

10-16-2005, 10:33 PM	#37
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Woot! Thanks for posting it Beren adn hasty ent, I got sidetracked...Whatcha going to post Beren? __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

10-18-2005, 04:18 AM	#38
Beren3000 Fëanorophobic Join Date: May 2004 Location: Between the pages of a book Posts: 1,417	I don't know if it's technically my turn to post since I didn't guess the sculptor. However, here's my contribution just in case

10-18-2005, 09:26 AM	#39
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	I know that one! It's the Death of Socrates, isn't it?

10-18-2005, 02:20 PM	#40
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Got it right, do you know who its by though? Extra ten points and a cookie if you do...I've forgotten, but if I try, I think I can remember it...Blonde moments. __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

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